Crises of Immigration: UNU-GCM Annual Guest Lecture by Noam Chomsky

The UNU Institute of Globalization, Culture and Mobility (UNU-GCM) will host their Annual Guest Lecture on 5 November 2016 in Barcelona. Professor Noam Chomsky will give a lecture entitled “Crises of Immigration”, considering the cultural, moral, and political realities of current immigration crises.

Prof. Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, logician, social critic, and globally influential activist, widely known as the father of modern linguistics. He is one of the most widely quoted intellectuals living today, and is the author of over 100 books on topics such as linguistics, war, politics, and mass media. Professor Chomsky holds a PhD in linguistics from the University of Pennsylvania; he joined the faculty at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1955 and was appointed full professor in 1961.

For registration and more information about the lecture, see the event announcement on the UNU-GCM website.